Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-11-01

What's happening in Japan today

6 of 43 Japanese-language candidates. Sources are a hand-picked whitelist, the ordering comes from model scoring, and the bar is whether it is useful to someone building AI in Japan — each entry says why we picked it. Most of this exists only in Japanese and never surfaces in English-language feeds.

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01 株式会社Stock Launches Open COO Search to Build a New Market for Generative AI in Non-IT Companies

『非IT企業』×生成AIの新市場をつくる経営人材へ。株式会社Stock、COO公募プロジェクトを始動

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株式会社Stock announced an open recruitment project for a COO.

Why choose itA Japanese generative AI company is hiring a COO—an opportunity for readers with business leadership experience.

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02 ゴムマリ Launches Budget-vs-Actual Management Agent「予実管理AIエージェント」

ゴムマリの業務AIエージェント、『予実管理』を提供開始

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ゴムマリ will launch its budget-vs-actual management AI agent,「予実管理AIエージェント」, on October 31, 2026. The service uses budget and actual performance data exported from accounting systems.

Why choose itA Japanese company has launched an AI agent for budget-versus-actuals management, worth evaluating for finance automation.

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03 サンメディア Partners with US-Based Cashmere on Licensing High-Quality Specialist Content for Generative AI

サンメディア、米Cashmereと提携し、生成AI向け高品質な専門コンテンツの利用ライセンス事業を展開

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サンメディア; image link included.

Why choose itA new specialist-content licensing service for generative AI offers a potential route to sourcing properly licensed data in Japan.

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04 LeapAI and BytePlus to Host Free November 5 Webinar on Seedance Advertising, Rights and Lip-Sync Quality

LeapAI、動画生成AI「Seedance」のBytePlusと共催で無料ウェビナー「AI動画は広告に使える?著作権・肖像権の考え方と、日本語・リップシンクの品質」を11月5日にオンライン開催

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LeapAI and BytePlus will discuss AI video advertising, copyright, likeness rights, Japanese-language quality and lip-sync quality in a free online webinar on November 5.

Why choose itSign up to explore copyright and quality challenges in AI-generated advertising videos in Japan.

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05 JobLinks Unveils AI Job Posting and Streamlined Applications Across 89,000 Listings

求人8.9万件の「JobLinks」、企業は求人票づくりをAIで、求職者は応募から面談予約・書類作成まで最短で 採用する側と探す側の両方の手間を減らす仕組みを公開

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Period’s JobLinks lets employers create AI-assisted job listings and publish them free, while streamlining applications, interview scheduling and document preparation for job seekers across 89,000 listings.

Why choose itA Japanese recruiting platform now offers free job postings, giving startup teams another channel for hiring.

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06 Uravation Releases 50 Free ChatGPT Work Prompts for 10 Departments, with Filterable Excel

Uravation、「部門別 ChatGPT 業務プロンプト集 50」を無料公開。10部門の50本を「役割・材料・形式・制約・確かめ方」の5つの型でそろえ、絞り込めるExcelを同梱しました

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Uravation provides a release image.

Why choose itA Japanese company has released business prompts for free download, offering reusable material for workflows and customer training.

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